Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
ततस्तं पावकः पार्थ आलिलिंग चुचुंब च । पुत्रेति चोक्त्वा तस्मै स शक्त्यस्त्रम ददात्स्वयम्
tatastaṃ pāvakaḥ pārtha āliliṃga cucuṃba ca | putreti coktvā tasmai sa śaktyastrama dadātsvayam
Alors Pāvaka (Agni) l’enlaça et l’embrassa ; puis, l’appelant « mon fils », il lui remit de sa propre main l’arme-projectile nommée Śakti.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: Agni (Pāvaka) embraces and kisses Kumāra, calling him ‘son,’ and personally gives the Śakti missile—an iconic moment of affectionate initiation into divine guardianship.
FAQs
Divine power is granted with intimacy and responsibility—boons and weapons are meant for dharmic protection, not ego.
No specific tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is a narrative moment within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None; the verse describes a divine bestowal (dāna of an astra) rather than a human ritual.